What are the parts of Medicare? Part A covers inpatient hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care. Part B covers certain doctors’ services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventive services. What are PDN services? Private duty nursing (PDN) is considered substantial, complex,Read More →
Most people should wash their sheets once per week. If you don’t sleep on your mattress every day, you may be able to stretch this to once every two weeks or so. Some people should wash their sheets even more often than once a week. How often should bedding beRead More →
Leininger defined transcultural nursing as an area of study that focuses on comparative cultural care based on the beliefs, practices, and values of care-seeking patients. Its main purpose is to provide both universal and culture-based nursing practices that promote well-being and health. What is transcultural nursing and why is itRead More →
A clouded sensorium, also known as an altered sensorium, is a medical condition characterized by the inability to think clearly or concentrate. It is usually synonymous with, or substantially overlapping with, altered level of consciousness. What causes altered sensorium? The common causes of altered sensorium in an immunocompetent adult inRead More →
Why do you want to work here? What are your strengths and weaknesses as a nurse? How do I prepare for a nursing interview? Nursing Interview Tips Know where you’re going. Healthcare facilities are often big and confusing. … Dress professionally. Professional attire tells interviewers you take them and theRead More →
Yes, medical assistants can become registered nurses! Additional schooling and certifications are required, which take approximately two to four years to complete. While MAs might know the basics of nursing care, they do not have the advanced pathophysiology or pharmacology knowledge that nurses possess. Do medical assistants make more thanRead More →
Actual diagnoses are problems identified by the nurse that are already in existence. Risk diagnoses are situations in which problems might occur but are not currently in existence. Wellness diagnoses identify the individual or aggregate condition or state that may be enhanced by health-promoting activities. Which feature is characteristic ofRead More →
Bed rails (also called “side rails”) are especially dangerous for elderly residents of assisted living facilities, because they carry the heightened risk of entrapment and death. How many rails up on a patient bed is considered a restraint? If the nurse puts up all four side rails and the patientRead More →